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Public Policy Polling likes to throw us a curve ball occasionally, with a survey that isn’t the usual Democrat vs. Republican election match-up. The newest is some offbeat polling on public opinion on various political conspiracy theories. Here are P… …

Public Policy Polling likes to throw us a curve ball occasionally, with a survey that isn’t the usual Democrat vs. Republican election match-up. The newest is some offbeat polling on public opinion on various political conspiracy theories. Here are PPP’s top ten — and then a few that are way, way out there. 1. 51 …

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will be making a road trip to Texas at the same time this month, due to strangely synchronized speaking schedules. It’s a sign that the long-anticipated Clinton vs. Bush presidential race is on, and it just may be starting in Texas. Both Bush …

Texas on the Potomac is pleased to share guest commentary from across the political spectrum. Today, we offer you a column by TxPotomac regular Jason Stanford, a Democratic consultant based in Austin. The Ohio state auditor is investigating the practice of “scrubbing,” or dropping students from attendance rolls so they don’t count against test scores. …

Have you heard the old wives tale that rubbing a bald head will bring good luck? George W. Bush certainly has. Buzzfeed gifted the world wide web with a 16 photo stream of the former president’s habit of caressing hairless heads. Here are a few: Public speaking can be intimidating. Good thing a bald head …

Americans are starting to feel the pinch of the sequestration budget cuts. From canceled White House tours to employee furloughs, the cuts haven’t gone unnoticed. So it may come as a shock that the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found that the federal government spent $3.7 million on former presidents last year. The bill includes pension, …

Last month, a hacker under the alias “Guccifer” hacked the email accounts of George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush., and other members of the Bush family. The hacker acquired content from the Bush family from 2009-2012, which included photos of George W.Bush’s artwork. The artwork has been well received (and perhaps over-analyzed) by art critics (including a large …

The Cruz craze may be sweeping the nation, at least among Republican conservative networks. Though Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and his staff remain mum on any interest in a 2016 president bid, support continues to swell for the freshman Republican to at least explore the notion. The latest event stirring speculation: a loudly applauded keynote …

Former first lady Laura Bush admitted that during the 2012 election, there were a few Republican candidates whose extreme stances on social issues “frightened some women.” “Every candidate was different, each one of them. There were obviously examples of candidates that, I think, frightened some women, but I think they were the exception, not the …